South Street Garden (Westminster)
Brief Description
South Street Garden was planned as the centrepiece for new housing built for the Grosvenor Estate, one of three new gardens created on the estate's land in Mayfair that had previously been occupied by stables and other ancillary buildings. It was part of the 10-year programme drawn up by Estate Surveyor Edmund Wimperis when he was appointed in 1910. The private garden, inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement, has lawn, sunken lily pond with brick and tile walls, and a perimeter path with herring bone patterning. Integrated into the brick and tile garden wall is a picturesque potting shed. A large plane tree predates the early C20th layout.
Practical Information
- Site location:
- South Street/Waverton Street, Mayfair
- Postcode:
- W1
- What 3 Words:
- laser.dome.curry
- Type of site:
- Private Garden
- Borough:
- Westminster
- Open to public?
- No
- Opening times:
- Private, access for residents/guests only
- Special conditions:
- garden rules include no pets, no ball games by anyone over 5 years old, no bicycles
- Facilities:
- Events:
- Public transport:
- Tube: Hyde Park Corner (Piccadilly)
- Research updated:
- 01/05/2011
- Last minor changes:
- 14/07/2022
Please check with the site owner or manager for latest news. www.grosvenor-gardens.co.uk/SouthStreetGarden
Full Site Description
The planting scheme in South Street Garden may have been inspired by the 2nd Baron Aberconway, who had built his house at No.38 South Street and was President of the Royal Horticultural Society. He had a fine garden at Bodnant, Cornwall, completed in 1914. The other two gardens laid out for the Grosvenor Estate in Mayfair are Green Street Garden and Halkin Street Garden (q.q.v.).
Sources consulted:
History on Grosvenor Gardens website
Further Information (Planning and Conservation)
- Grid ref:
- TQ284804 (528450,180450)
- Size in hectares:
- Site ownership:
- Grosvenor Estate
- Site management:
- Grosvenor Estate Gardens Department
- Date(s):
- c.1914/15
- Designer(s):
- Esmund Wimperis
- Listed structures:
- None
- On National Heritage List for England (NHLE), Parks & Gardens:
No- Registered common or village green on Commons Registration Act 1965:
No- Protected under London Squares Preservation Act 1931:
No
Local Authority Data
The information below is taken from the relevant Local Authority's planning legislation, which was correct at the time of research but may have been amended in the interim. Please check with the Local Authority for latest planning information.
- On Local List:
- No
- In Conservation Area:
- Yes
- Conservation Area name:
- Mayfair
- Tree Preservation Order:
- No
- Nature Conservation Area:
- No
- Green Belt:
- No
- Metropolitan Open Land:
- Special Policy Area:
- Yes - Central Activities Zone
- Other LA designation:
- None
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